Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-06
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
The Value Of Pennsylvania Avenue
Property sls shown by Recent Sales.
THE CHANCES IN PROGRESS on STREET AND TN
SIDE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WILKINS fKw
RESIDENCE on MASSACHUSETTS MISUNDERSTANDING
Mt. VERNON sHaINABY--oTHER IMPROVEMENT.
Property on Pennsylvania avenue comes so In
frequently into the market that 1t is dinicult to
| form an estimate Of its value Occasionally .
piece OF property IS offered for sale. as was the
| case during the past week with tie building known
as Haryeys restaurant, at the southeast corner OF
| Pennsylvania avenue and 11th street. The sale
was made at public auction TO settle an estate,
and Mr.. Geo. W. Harvey became the purchaser.
| It Is two-story brick building on an Irregular
piece OF ground, the frontage on the Avenue being
% feet, and the average depth being 1e2 feet The
price paid was $4,000, which is about e12.30 per
square foot. without considering the value Of the
improvements. In June last the Independent Ice
c. bought the property at the southeast corner
about 81 per foot. ' few few months ago Mr. De
s the '0se en- sas 'G sna sas
streets for which he paid s. per foot. The build
i ing, 1loS Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining The
STAR building, was recently sold by the owner.
MI. G. a. Whitaker, and the price paid amounted
to ST. IL per square foot Judge Cox, in June last
11t6 street just north Of the Avenue. and he paid
building as occupied By Dalton strickland On the
| streets. was sold, and the price obtained was
about Se3 per foot. The st. Marc Hotel building,
Spring Ss tse te es
price paid was $42 per foot.
CHANGES ON F STREET.
The changes along street, from 18th to 9Th
street, which have Transformed it from residence
street into business street. has been in progress
for some years. During the last two or three
years this progress has been very rapid, and now
the buildings used for residences solely are the
character on the block between nn 14tH and 18Th
streets, two between 18th and 14th streets and
four between 18th and 18th streets. All the
buildings between 9th and 18th streets are used
ior stores or offices on the first floor at least and
the residences between 9th and 9th streets are
rapidly being transformed into business places.
The same change may be noted on the side streets
running north and south OF street, although this
movement may be said to have only begun. On q
way TO business houses. These changes may be
taken as an indication OF the increase In the popu-
lat10n OF the city and the consequent increase in
the business carried on here.
ENHANCING MT. VERNON SEMINARY.
large addition is being erected to the building
owned by Mrs. SomerS at the southwest corner of
18th and N streets, and occupied by the Mt. Yer
non Seminary, of which. as is SO well known, Mrs.
be used to supply the deficiency for some time felt
In the accommodations for class-roOms. 1t will
have frontage OF 81 feet on 18th street and will
run back to depth OF "a feet. The architect, Mr..
ROBERT Stead, has provided n number OF
suitable recitation rooms In the first and second
stOreS but the third story Will be devoted entirely
70 a chapel for the use OF the seminary. The main
object In the Improvement has been to secure re-
lef from the rather cramped quarters which the
increased attendance at the seminary has caused,
but some attention has been paid to architectural
enect, and the exterior design Is pretty and effect
I've. The front Is OF red select brick laid in red
mortar.
Mr.. JOHN MoRAN's NEW RESIDENCE.
residence is being erected for Mr.. John Moran
on twenty-secOnd street near H. The house has q
frontage of 81 feet and depth of "a feet, and is
three stories and basement in height. The front
is OF tastelul design, the preSs-brick work being
laid in black mortar, the stone trimmings OF Hum
melstown stone, the fight OF steps at entrance
door arch is Of the same stone. of ornats design.
The bay window runs up two stories only, and is
Snrmounted by wrought iron balcony railing.
room, third story, opens out on this balcony.
Above the bay, the width OF same, the brick work
Is brought out in projection OF 8 inches and is
surmOunted by handsome galvanized iron cor
nice and baliustrade, this same finish extending
across the front OF house. Moulded bricks and
ornamental brick panels are used with taste upon
the front. The house contains ten large rooms
and two bathrooms. The principal story contains
so large saloon parlor stting-room and dining
connected with the hall by means OF sliding doors.
The front and vestibule doors OF oak the upper
panels OF veStibule doors and transom is to be
filled in with stained glass The cost OF the house
will be about 81 600 The architect is Mr. ChaS
A. Hardness, ans the builder MIR. Peter Mccartney
AN OLD MANSION RECONSTRUCTED.
The Stott mansion, just north Of Soldiers Home
Park, which during the war was occupied by Gen.
Meigs as his headquarters, has been greatly en-.
larged and enhanced in its architecture, from de-
signs by Mr.. c. A. Hardness The old verandas
nave given place TO new, front and rear, and
steep pitched roof with gables and dormer VIM
dows, together with circular tower, with conical
roof on northwest corner, extending high above
the rest OF the house, makes IL O picturesque OBJ
1ect The light delicate tints used in the painting
or the exterior also enhances its attractivenesS.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
Extensive alterations and additions to the
Western Presbyterian church, Rev. Theo s. Wyn-
koop. pastor, are now nearly completed. A new
floor has been laid in the basement throughout.
stone and brick with layer OF cement and gravel
on top Upon this Is laid an asphalt concrete
layer, inches thick, containing the seepcrs for
nO0rlng. The partition between the former library
aud the Classroom has been removed, and the
room thus made larger Is to be used for Bible
class room, the library being removed to the large
room opposite, formerly Occupied by the Bihie
class TWO toilet or retiring rooms have also been
added: The old gas drop-lights have been re-
moved from the sunday and infant school rooms
and bracket lights on side walls and upon the
columns substituted The infant school room has
Dtcn uuCu lupCOSeu IN lCS ARRANGEMENT and an.
pearance. The furnaces have been completely
overhauled and repaired and arrangements made
to better venttlate the Sunday school room. All
the rooms and corridors OF the basement will be
handsomely papered and regrained, and new car.
pets and curtains OF Light cheerful tones furnished
therefor. The work has been done by MI. Motley
Anderson, contractor, from the plans OF C.. A.
Hardness, architect. The building committee on
the part OF the church is composed OF Col. Amos
Webster Gen j. Irwin Gregg and Jas. B. Lambie.
REPRESENTATIVE WILKINS NEW HOUSE.
Contracts have this week been signed for the
construction OF flne residence for Representative
Bertah wilkins, OF Ohio. to be situated on the
north side OF Massachusetts avenue, between 18th
and 18th streets. The building will be erected
from the designs and under the superintendent
OF MeSSrS. Smtthmeyer Pelz architects, and will
be q fine example OF German renaissance. The
front will be treated in red brick and HummelstOn
brownStOne, with carved OrnamentattOn In stone
and terra Gotta bay window, starting from the
basement octagon in plan, is carried up circular
from the nrststOry sill to the third floor where it
The entrance and entrance steps are very hand
some, the checks terminating in circular posts
effectively carved and moulded. The lower Dor
ton OF the front is broken and so treated as to
give additional emphasis to the main entrance
and also 10 allow greater projection to the bay
window.
The interior of the house has been planned with
special reference to the taste OF the owner, and
Will be very handsomely treated. The first floor,
comprising hall, parlOr, library, and dining-roOm
and buffers pantry, Will be finished throughout in
oak. The dining-rOOm Will be watnScOtted In oak,
with oak cOrnice and ceiling treatment, and hand
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